Julep St. Patrick's Day Mystery Box

 

I got a pretty good pick on my Julep St. Patrick's Day Mystery Box!

I received:

1. Julep Melissa - $14.00

2. Julep Sofia - $14.00

3. Julep Hayden - $14.00

4. Julep Base Coat - $14.00

5. Julep Crystal Nail File - $6.00

6. Julep Glow On Age Defying Hand Brightener -  $10.67

7. Julep Facial for Hands Glycolic Hand Scrub - $10.67

 + Chocolates

= $83.34

Not bad at all! I'll have my Easter box up in a few!

Birchbox - April 2012

I finally am sharing my April 2012 Birchbox with you guys! I'm sorry for the delays here!

This was a pretty good box! I do have to admit that I was a little underwhelmed after the Teen Vogue box, but this is looking pretty good!

1. Zoya - Nail Polish in Bevin - .25oz - $4.00
2. Taylor Swift - "Wonderstruck" Perfume - .04oz - $0.61
3. Lulu Organics - Lavender and Clary Sage Hair Powder - $3.23
4. Befine - Skincare Sampler -5 packettes - $10.00
5. Yes to Blueberries - Brightening Facial Towelettes - $2.13

= $19.97

Not too bad. I got the best possible Zoya sample I could have asked for, and I love dry shampoos. I'm so lazy that sometimes I have trouble getting my hair washed every day, but it's so oily that it needs something.

The only problem was that the Befine set was that they were expired, but Birchbox contacted all recipients and gave us a point credit -- and I suspect they are all still fine. I definitely plan to still try them.

What did you get? Envious of any of mine? :) I'm jealous of myself for getting Bevin!

Target Beauty Bag - Spring 2012

So, I have finally received the much-coveted Target Beauty Bag! It took a lot of effort and patience to get this bag, because for some reason the request page on Target's Facebook page was down for awhile.

Inside the bag was:

1. Simple - Cleansing Facial Wipes - 7 wipes - $2.00
2. Nivea - Extended Moisture Daily Lotion - 1oz - $0.52
3. Neutrogena - Visibly Bright Daily Facial Cleanser - .5oz - $0.30
4. L'Oreal - Magic Lumi Light Infusing Primer - Sample

The coupon booklet has some amazing deals, too, and the whole thing comes in a cute padded makeup bag. I am so glad I got ahold of this!

Conscious Box - April 2012

Hey guys!

I have a Conscious Box to share with you! Along with some other posts that I will be getting up this weekend, this is a box that I should have had up last month, but I have had a really bad month, so I'm just now getting to post a bunch of these.

This is a fantastic Conscious Box this month! Last month's made me a little bit disappointed, but this one is just awesome!

1. Parsley Plus All Surface Cleaner - 4oz. - $0.55
2. Planet Ultra Dishwashing Fluid - 4oz. - $0.66
3. Sparklehearts Rainbow Soft Conditioner - .2oz - $0.15
4. Oogie's Gourmet Popcorn - Kettle Corn Original - 3oz - $1.26
5. Juice Beauty - Green Apple Peel Sensitive - .25oz - $4.88
6. Climb On!: Intensive Skin Repair - .1oz -  $0.70
7. Cloud 9 Raw Chocolate - 25g - $5.00
8. Clandestino - Banana Bar with Dark Chocolate - 1.06oz - $1.30
9. Bare Body Soaps Organics - .4oz - $.50
10. Glob Arts and Crafts Plant - 1 packet - $2.00
11. generationMe - All-Natural Laundry Detergent - 2 tablespoons - $0.41
12. SeedBallz - 3 balls - $1.13
13. Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques - ColourfulFusion Lip Glaze - Guava - Sample Size - $0.99
14. Original Himalayan Crystal Salt - .2oz - $0.17
15. Guatemalan Worry People Doll

Total = $19.70

Not bad this month, especially if you can use one of the coupons! The above prices do not include any shipping, either, or the effort of helping out all of the little green companies.

I received a box direct from Conscious Box for review this month. Keep an eye out for some product reviews!

We also received quite a few coupon codes for various products.

Blog Sale

Hey guys!

Head on over to this tab for an epic (not!) blog sale. I do have a lot of nice polishes up, as well as some other items, so go ahead and take a look!

Beauty Army - April 2012

My Beauty Army box came a couple of weeks ago -- time to show it off!

 

This is my last Beauty Army box for awhile, unless I happen to see that they start getting a lot more new companies, a lot fewer skincare products, and a skip option. Theoretically, I am canceled. I will say that they have exceptional customer service, but... meh. Back to the "I'd rather just shell out for Chanel" justification for canceling some of these boxes.

I was happy with my April box, in spite of repeat brands, for a couple of reasons. Part of it is because on Makeup Talk, I saw a lot of users who selected their products at the end of March for that box, and many of these products were being talked up a lot on the forum. I also was thinking independently, on the same day that I chose, that I really needed to get a blemish pen/cream. So, I was excited to try a few of these. I selected:

1. Karuna Anti-Blemish Treatment Mask - 1 mask - $7.00

2. Joico K-Pak Reconstruct Deep-Penetrating Reconstructor - 5.1oz - $11.75

3. Clickr No More Derma Drama Acne Spot Serum - .11oz - $20.00

4. Babor Cleansing Hy-Ol & Phytoactive Base - 10ml & 10ml - $1.29 & $2.70 - $3.99

5. Pink Sugar Eau de Toilette - .06oz - $0.35

6. Skin Prep FX - Nourishing Foundation Primer and Anti-Aging Serum - .16oz - $7.20

= $50.29

As always, Beauty Army pays off very nicely! I just hope that I will be enticed back in for May...

Sample Society - April 2012

Hey guys! I have another newer subscription service to share with you guys today.

I gave Sample Society, allied with Allure, a shot for a month. Now, I did cancel, though I had no real problems with the site, their service, or the products. Honestly, I canceled for the same reason as Beauty Army -- I have a lot of skincare samples right now, and I want cosmetics, nail products, and more of a mix of brands than I have been receiving. Plus, I am going to be out of the country for the summer, so I'd rather save the money and buy some foreign cosmetics with the money I would have spent on the subscriptions.

That being said, I have my Sample Society box for April below!

I admit that once I got my box, I was kind of sad that I had canceled prior to delivery. Oh well... I'll be happy when I'm at Chanel!

I received:

1. Terry Crème de Rose Nutri-Lift Comfort Cream - .14oz - $15.84
2. Murad Skin Perfecting Primer - Acne and Shine Control - .17oz - $5.95
3. Boscia Purifying Cleansing Gel - 1.69oz - $8.79
4. DDF Amplifying Elixir - .5oz - $17.13
5. Oscar Blandi Olio di Jasmine Hair Serum - .169oz - $5.40

= $44.34

I'm excited by this box, even though I temporarily unsubscribed. The products are awesome, and I think they are going to only get better. Being affiliated with a real company must really be helping them.

Did anyone get a different box? Mine seemed nicely tailored to my needs, so I am assuming that there were other ones...